Hadfield Sculpture Unveiling

A bronze sculpture depecting William Hadfield, Logan County's first settler, his wife, "Aunt" Charity Sanders Hadfield, and a contemporary of Hadfield's – a prairie Indian, is unveiled Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. Helping to unveil the sculpture, located at Main and Front Street, were, from left; Don Saling, Sterling city manager and Rotary Club member; Cindy Johnson Horner, Reviewers and Rotary Club member; Pat Kennedy, the artist who created the sculpture; and Kim Sellers, executive director of the Logan County Chamber of Commerce.

Don Saling, representing the Sterling Rotary and Reviewers Clubs' Art Committee, gives remark prior to the unveiling of Sterling's newest bronze sculpture. Joining him is Kim Jackson, president of the Sterling Reviewers Club, who also gave remarks.

Bob McCarty, president of the Sterling Rotary Club, gives remarks prior to the unveiling of the Hadfield sculpture Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. On the left is Sterling City Manager Don Saling, who spoke on behalf of the Rotary and Reviewers Clubs' Art Committee. The two club's joined together to raise the funds needed for the sculpture.

Plaques next to the Hadfield bronze sculpture provide historical information about the Hadfields, as well as information about the descendents of "Aunt" Charity Sanders Hadfield and the donors to the sculpture project.

A bronze antelope, created by wildlife artist Christopher Schiller sits in the area to the left of the Hadfield sculpture. Two more bronze wildlife sculptures depecting a red fox and pheasants and a buffalo skull with some prairie chickens are expected to be in place on the right side of the Hadfield sculpture in the next two to three weeks.

Andy Rice, KPMX radio host, prepares to get a pie to the face at the "Pie the Radio Guy" booth Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at the sculpture unveiling. Money raised from those who purchased a pie to throw was donated to Sterling Police Department.

Logan County Economic Development Corporation had information about the Woolworth Building and photos of potential layouts on display at the unveiling of Sterling's newest bronze sculpture Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. The organization was encouraging people to vote in favor of the convention center tax in the November election, to fund a possible renovation of the building.